THY COLLECTIBLES 13 Digit Rods Standard Abacus Soroban Chinese Japanese Calculator Counting Tool 8"

A family friend's 6 year old son is interested in arithmetic, so I bought a couple of these soroban to teach him how to do addition and understand how numbers progress from 1/10/100/1,000. He seemed to understand a lot in the time we worked together on it. I'd always been interested in learning more about calculating on the soroban, so it was a great opportunity for me to learn more, too.

A fun gadget to spend 8 dollars on. I definitely think you get what you pay for with this product. Feels plastic-like but is still quite sturdy. However, the small size is something to take into account when considering this product. A good gift idea for someone who likes math, and a great tinker toy for someone's desk.

Overall, this is a good soroban for the price. Since it's made of light plastic, you must be gentle when moving the beads; if you don't, you might accidently shift the adjacent beads when using it. For people accustomed to using the expensive sorobans (wooden frames with beads made out of heavy gem material), they might not like it, because those expensive soroban's beads won't move by aggressive handling.As long as you move the beads up and down gently, you should have no problems.

Perfect for learning tool. The size makes it easy to travel with. Thanks.

We’ve used this abacus for a few months now. It’s overall good quality but we have an issue with some of the beads. Some beads stick together and this really becomes a problem when you need to count fast.

Cheap but well made. It doesn't look fancy, but if you're learning or just want something functional, this is a good option. I've been clacking away on it every day for weeks now, as it's become something of an office toy for me. Who knew calculating rows of random numbers would be so calming?

When we use it, it's not that smooth move so if u wanna use this speedy and fast, it won't work. For beginners are okay.

It is a good size. I like it.